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Establishing effective communication between people receiving humanitarian assistance and those delivering it is crucial in ensuring that people are able to access the help that they need. The humanitarian community in West Darfur has recently rolled out a telephone hotline in an attempt to improve...

Three years ago, when South Sudan’s independence looked certain, thousands of South Sudanese packed their belongings and gathered at departure points dotted around Khartoum. They assumed that they would only wait a few days or weeks for the promised buses, barges and trucks that would return them to...

Heavy rains and floods affected tens of thousands of families across Sudan in August and September. In response, humanitarian agencies are working with communities to provide emergency shelter, health care and education, and to contain public-health risks.
The United Nations Central Emergency Response...

In early October, Ali Al-Za’tari, the Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan visited New York to discuss some of the major humanitarian and development challenges facing the east African nation.
Sudan, he says, is at a critical juncture in its recent history. “We’re talking...

Only empty, looted buildings remain in Abyei, a formerly vibrant town on the border between South Sudan and Sudan. In May 2011, Sudanese Armed forces attacked Abyei Town, forcing an estimated 100,000 people to flee southwards. Two years on from the attack, about 40,000 remain displaced.
The disputed area...